Harness snap and slide.



PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906.

J. RBIOHERT. HARNESS SNAPAND SLIDE.

APPLICATION FILED MARHS, 1905.

31 wanton 3 a 5 o e m u UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICEO HARNESS SNAP AND SLIDE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed March 8,1905- Serial No. 248,198.

ments in combined slide and snap-hook devices for connecting the breast-straps and neck-yoke of double harness; and the objects and nature of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art in the light of the following explanations of the constructions shown by the accompanying drav ings.

The invention consists in certain novel features in construction and in arrangementsand combinations of parts, as more fully and particularly described and set forth hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined slide and snap constructed in accordance with my invention, dotted lines indicating the breast-straps passing under the slide. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional elevation of the snap, showing the form in which the snap-hook head is cast, dotted lines indicating the slide and the position assumed by the arms of the cross-head when coupled to the slide.

In the drawings, 2 is the hook or shank portion of the snap-hook, and this hook or shank is cast or otherwise formed integral withatop cross-head. This cross-head is U-shaped or is composed of the cross-piece 3, from which the shank 2 centrally depends, and the elongated upweirdly-extending arms 4 from the end of the straight cross-piece 3. The upper ends of the elongated arms 4 are formed with the bearings or j ournalopenings 5.

6 is the spring-actuated swinging tongue of the snap held normally closing the same by any suitable spring, such as coiled spring 7, interposed between the inner surface of the tongue 6 and the upper portion of the hookshank 2. This tongue 6 can be attached and pivoted in any suitable manner. For instance, I show the straight or transverse portion 3 of the cross-head cast or formed with a recess 8,

in which the trunnions 9 from the upper end of the tongue are journaled. These trunnions are held confined to turn in this recess by the small lugs 10, which are bent down over the trunnions. The snap cross-head is cast or otherwise formed with its elongated arms 4 spread or diverging upwardly, as shown by Fig. 2.

The breast-strap slide is formed in one piece, preferably, as by being cast, and comprises the rounded plate 11, under which the breast-straps (indicated by dotted lines) pass loosely, so that the slide can move on the straps. If so desired, the slide can be slotted at its ends to form the loops or eyes 12 at the upper extremities of the slides and through which the straps loosely pass and by which the slide is confined to the straps. I show the slide formed with side cars 13, having the central alined outwardly-projecting rigid trunnions 14, by which the slide is loosely coupled to the snap.

The journal-openings 5 of the snap crosshead are formed to loosely receive the trunnions 14, and in assembling the slide and snap the arms 4 of the snap-head are bent toward each other and into parallelism and onto the trunnions 14, so that the upper ends of the arms 4 extend upwardly and are located at the outer faces or sides of the cars 13. By this arrangement the slide is free to swing on the trunnions 14 on an axis arranged closely adjacent to the plate 11, and the snap is also free to swing on the trunnions 14 and on an axis closely adjacent to the plate 11 and a considerable distance above the snap-tongue 6. The trunnions 14 can be on the slide and the bearings 5 in the cross-head arms, or vice versa What I claim is 1. In combination a slide having side ears with rigid projecting trunnions, and a snaphook having its shank provided with a U- shaped cross-head comprising the transverse portion and the u nvardly-extending arms at their extremities formed with bcaring-open ings, said arms extending up at the side faces of said ears and said bearing-openings loosely receiving said trunnions.

2. In combination, a breast-strap slide hav ing side walls, and a hook having a U-shaped cross-head comprising upwardly-elongated side arms with their upper ends arranged at the side faces of said walls, said arms and walls having, trunnions and bearing-openside ears formed with outwardly-projecting trunnions, in combination with a snap-hook 15 having a U-shaped head, the upper ends of the arms of which having bearing-openings receiving said trunnions, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature 20 in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN REICHERT.

Witnesses H. L. YANoE, PAULINE ERIOHSEN. 

